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Tribal Water Projects

EPA's Tribal Water Program provides assistance and funding to tribes throughout the watershed. Grant awards are used by the tribes to provide access to basic sanitation and to restore and protect tribal watersheds.

Big Valley Rancheria

The banks of Clear Lake are being restored through the removal of solid waste, invasive non-native species and algae blooms resulting from high nutrients introduced from surrounding nonpoint sources.

Cold Springs Rancheria

Seven existing homes will have a community wastewater collection and treatment system installed. These homes are currently served by individual septic tank and drainfield systems that have failed due to soil properties and poor soil loading rates.

Redding Rancheria

Project 1:
Three existing homes will be improved with new septic tank and drainfield systems. The existing on-site wastewater disposal systems have failed and thus are creating surface effluent conditions, which impacts the health of residents in the immediate community.

Project 2:
Thirteen homes will have service connections installed. These homes are currently served by failing septic systems, some of which are not connected to the community leach field. The homes will be connected to the sewer system provided by the City of Redding.EPA Funding: $180,070Project Dates: 2008-2015Watershed Partner: California Area Indian Health Service

Table Mountain Rancheria

The Tribe has implemented a pond restoration project to prevent erosion from adding sediment loads into their Tribal pond and the watershed. Recently, the Tribe hydroseeded the banks of the pond with a seed mixture that were gathered by the Environmental Department in the immediate area.EPA Funding: $30,000Project Dates: 2011-2012Watershed Partner: Tribal Environmental and Public Utilities Department

Tule River Reservation

Project 1:

A community wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal system was installed to serve 183 homes. These homes are currently served by individual septic tank and drainfield systems, which have either failed or are in the process of failing.EPA Funding: $1,534,600Project Dates: 2007-2014Watershed Partner: California Area Indian Health Service

Tuolumne Band of Miwok Indians

A wastewater feasibility study will be conducted of the Tribe's wastewater infrastructure and needs. A subsequent amendment to the project allowed the Tribe to replace two failing septic tank and drainfield systems with two tanks and a community leachfield. Two homes will be served as a result of the amendment.EPA Funding: $85,500Project Dates: 2008-2013